|
|
1. (n.) sloe
the small, sour, blackish fruit of the blackthorn, Prunus spinosa, of the rose family.
2. sloe
the shrub itself.
Etymology: (bef. 900; ME slo, OE slā(h), c. MD, MLG
|
| Definition of 'sloe' |
Princeton's WordNet |
|
1. (noun) Allegheny plum, Alleghany plum, sloe, Prunus alleghaniensis
wild plum of northeastern United States having dark purple fruits with yellow flesh
2. (noun) blackthorn, sloe, Prunus spinosa
a thorny Eurasian bush with plumlike fruits
3. (noun) sloe
small sour dark purple fruit of especially the Allegheny plum bush
|
| Definition of 'sloe' |
Webster Dictionary |
|
1. (noun) sloe
a small, bitter, wild European plum, the fruit of the blackthorn (Prunus spinosa); also, the tree itself
|
|
|
|
|
| Alternative search options for 'sloe' |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Definitions of sloe 
